Fence-lock



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' FENCE LOCK.

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No. 532,807. Patented Jan. 22, 1895.

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NELSON, OF VINELAND, OHIO.

FENCE-LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 532,807, dated January22, 1895.

Application filed lune 9, 189%. Serial No. 514,073. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it vknown that I, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NELSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Wineland, in the county of Hancock and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Locks;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This "invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in fencesand more particularly to fence-locks, and it has for its objects amongothers to provide a simple lock by which the rails will be securely heldagainst movement in any and all directions, and which can be applied byunskilled hands at a trifling expense.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appearand the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by theappended claim.

The invention in the present instance resides in the peculiarcombinations, and the construction, arrangement and adaptation of partsall as more fully hereinafterdescribed, shown in the drawings and thenparticularly pointed out in the claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure l is an elevation of a section of afence provided with my improved lock. Fig. 2 is a View with the lock infull lines and the rails of the fence in dotted lines better to show theconstruction of the lock.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in both of the views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A A designatethe rails of which the fence is made up, which as shown are arranged ina zig-zag'manner, with the ends of the rails of the adjacent sectionsoverlapped.

C C are uprights fitting into the angles made by the projecting endsofthe rails, and B represents the binding-wire.

In forming the lock, I take a piece of wire of suitable size and properlength and make in one end of such wire B a loop b and then place thewire around the stakes C which are arranged in the angles of the fence,as shown, and under the projecting ends of the third rails of the twoadjoining sections and seating it in notches c and e in said stakes.Thence,

after passing the wire through the loop b I4 ,carry it upward in theangle ofthe rails behind the top rail of the lower section, up over thetop of the first rail of the higher section, down behind the first railofthe adjoining section upon the opposite side and then down in theangle, the same being secured by twisting or otherwise around thelowermost horizontal portion of the wire as shown. The end of the wireis formed into the loop b', as shown and when drawn taut it binds therails of the two sections most securely together against displacement inany and all directions.

The presence of the stakes in the angles of the overlapping rails of thesections is deemed important as it will be seen that they serve to bindall of the rails together and form a bearing for the wire which thusbetter serves to hold the rails and stakes against movement upon eachother. One of each set of stakes-is extended above the upper rails asufficient distance to serve as a support for the attachment of a barbedwire E as seen in Fig. l and this further aids in binding the sectionsof the fence together.

It will be readily understood that thelock wire may be differentlyarranged without departing from the spirit of the invention orsacrilicingany of its advantages. Forinstance it may be made to embracemore or less of the rails of the overlapping sections and the loop mightbe arranged upon the opposite side of the fence.

What I claim as new isl In combination with the overlapping rails of arail fence and stakes at opposite angles thereof, a locking devicetherefor, consisting of a wire formed with a loop in one end passedaround the said stakes and under the projecting ends of the rails ofeach adjacent section, one end thereof passing through said loop andthence upward in the anglesof the rails behind the top rail of onesectionv and IOO up over the top rail of the highel1 section Intestimony whereof, I have signed this down behind the rst rail of -theadjoining specification in the presence of two subscribseeton and thendown in the angle, the same ing Witnesses.

beingsecuredbytwistng orotherwisearound BENJAMIN FRANKLIN NELSON. 5 thelowermosn horizontal portion of the Wire, \Vitnessesz substantially asand for the purposes de- THEO. TOTTEN,

scribed. W. H. NELSON.

